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Mothers in Jail: Parent-Child Separation and Jail Visitation

Mothers in Jail: Parent-Child Separation and Jail Visitation This article presents the findings of a study of 56 women who wereconfined in a county jail. It describes the women's family characteristics and examines their parenting roles and responsibilities, plans forfamily reunification, and concerns about their children visiting them.The study's findings and those of other studies are used to makerecommendations for policies and programs. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work SAGE

Mothers in Jail: Parent-Child Separation and Jail Visitation

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
Copyright © by SAGE Publications
ISSN
0886-1099
eISSN
1552-3020
DOI
10.1177/088610999100600203
Publisher site
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Abstract

This article presents the findings of a study of 56 women who wereconfined in a county jail. It describes the women's family characteristics and examines their parenting roles and responsibilities, plans forfamily reunification, and concerns about their children visiting them.The study's findings and those of other studies are used to makerecommendations for policies and programs.

Journal

Affilia: Journal of Women and Social WorkSAGE

Published: Jul 1, 1991

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